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Main Section => Welcome to our virtual Pub Meeting ... => Topic started by: Wittsend on August 31, 2019, 11:35:56 PM
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Anything ... ???
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Drove it from Leominster to Llangarron (and back). It didn't blow off the turbo outlet pipe (200 Tdi bodge up) for a third time after I'd soldered a wire ring round the end of a bit of steel coupling pipe that was only swaged at one end! No idea why it hasn't done it before, it's been like that since I bought it 18 months and around 5,000 miles ago. :stars
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Hand my series 2 back on axle stands and with the wheels off to adjust the brakes, and improve the pedal feeling. Might do another bleed at each corner in the morning, now the shoes are adjusted (locked up and backed off 2 clicks).
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Nothing with the LR, but with my re-awakened skills and tools, I have fixed the leak-off pipes on the Eurobox :first
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Not on the landrover but for camping I've just been given this
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Open
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Believe to be a fifties pick nick table
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A first for me...checked and adjusted valve clearances. Quick run afterwards didn’t result in any explosions, so I’m classifying as a success.
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Used as the works van taking 2 of the church lawn mowers to be repaired.
Peter
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Fitted refurbished alternator and also repaired a couple of broken wires.
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Testing why the temp and fuel gauges are not working. The wiring seems good, and the voltage regulator is showing 10 v output (I have a late series 2a gauge fitted, with correct later fuel sender), but no joy. Maybe just having 10 l in the tank isn’t enough to lift the sender or move the gauge upwards. I used a second temp sender and even dipped in my hot tea this did nothing. Only when I earthed one of the gauge terminal directly did the gauge move upwards. I have a spare that I will give a try with tomorrow.
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Fitted the grille. Just need to find the Land Rover badge now ! Hopefully get its first run next week with replacement engine and box fitted.
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Well nothing except to decide which of these 4 that may come out for a run at the weekend, I have been invited to attend 2 different events on the same day methinks the :brakes will have to be applied on one of them cheers Dennis :wooly-jumper
(https://i.imgur.com/YCOgcrDl.jpg)
and just a few steps in to see them better
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I just hope the other 3 (86" S1, and 2 x 110's don't get jealous LOL :tiphat
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.... declared him MOT exempt for the first time !
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Replaced the wiper wheelboxes. The old ones came off the rack easily since the gear and wiper shaft were easily pushed back to release the rack. The new ones weren't so user friendly- the gear and wiper shaft are retained in the assembly and the >:( things had to be threaded onto the rack. This was a bit of a pain for the nearside one, requiring the offside vent control to be detached from the dash.
Stopped the gear jumping random wipe arc though :cool
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Looked at it from above....
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today I have mainly been topping up the front diff - filler was a pig to undo (ended up driving on a 1/2" to 3/4" adapter, around the other way, after filing off the burrs, from previous removal attempts, and using a 2' bar and socket on the 3/4" male end) :first
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Refitting vent panels, wiper motor and washers. Its getting there :-*
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On the 1971 Safari I checked for a number on the bonnet striker plate (271) after reading a thread on this forum.
On the 1968 Rover 11 FFR I checked the oils.
On the 1964 Rover 8 FFR I did the first ever road test. Got it hot. Spent ages sourcing leaks and doing various adjustments. Realised the gearbox was forgotten during the rebuild. All works, but full of water contamination in the oil.
On the 1965 Rover 9 ambulance took the rear brakes apart to source a problem. Left for now whilst I await a wheel cylinder and new brake linings.
Then drove the 1968 Rover 11 FFR home with no roof or windscreen, because that is the only way!
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.... declared him MOT exempt for the first time !
I've just done that too..! Very straightforward much to my surprise, something they seem to have actually done right for a change !
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I took myself (day off out of the shed working on my 5" gauge live steamer) to attend by invitation the "Vacy Village" fair with members of the 'Ye Olde Land Rover' club Vacy NSW, it is about about a 50 minute drive from my home depending on the traffic, I took along 113-372 a S2A GS that was used by the Aust/Army in Sth Vietnam as a 'Provo' vehicle, it is pictured here with another veteran of Sth Vietnam as well
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the publican who owns the Farmers Hotel, is a Land Rover tragic as well as a Medical Dr in his daytime occupation, he has a beautiful S2A 109 "SIX" cyl station wagon, it is immaculate and really has to be seen to appreciated
(https://i.imgur.com/XWWfwpol.jpg)
the 'Doc' had marked a obstacle course behind the pub with an entry fee donated to a local charity, it was 1st prize to the slowest vehicle that completed the course without touching the brakes, stopping/reversing, penalties applied if you did LOL I didn't win anything but that doesn't matter, here is the line up of the 2nd Land Rover gathering @ Vacy, last year we had 6 vehicles it has doubled, hopefully next year it will have doubled again, the Series line up
(https://i.imgur.com/urTe8hKl.jpg)
the coilers line up at the far end
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anyway despite the glorious sunshine the wind was howling and it was damn cold, cheers from down under Dennis :wooly-jumper
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.... took a load of rubbish left over from decorating the hall, stairs and landing + the old carpet to the tip, no problems but I noticed that the windscreen washer was not working. I thought it was empty when I needed it as when the engine (diesel) is running you can't hear if the pump is working ! so I topped it up, tested and nothing so I then disconnected the pump, re-made the connections and away it went- so its been filled up too ! :first
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More fun and games testing my late 2A temp gauges (I have a couple spare) and the 2 temp senders I recently bought. I also came across a helpful series of posts on the old S2 forum about the quality and variability of the resistivity of new temp senders, and hence my issue with the gauge not reading as it should. It looks like I will be fitting a trim pot to the wiring, as suggested in Wittsend’s helpful post :cheers
Thanks
Ian.
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Following on 7th September...
The 1965 Ambulance has new rear brakes!
As it was raining I took the 109 FFR out for a drive with the screen down still.
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Rolled the canvas sides back down...must mean Summer is over.
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Wasn't today but Saturday!
Took The Sister to the tip with wood and stuff in the back and had a "discussion :-\" with one of the workers who told me I needed a permit. "But I came last week and it was okay: no permit asked for . . ." I responded. "It's a utility vehicle and people have been sacked for not checking permits" was his response. Knowing the other posts on the forum I thought I would keep trying and pointed out it had seats in the back: I was ushered to the office where a poster was thrust in my face and he pointed to a SWB soft top Defender "that's your vehicle but without the top on". I did contemplate pointing out that the picture was a defender and not a Siia and there was 50 years difference :thud
I did manage to convince him to let me unload and that I would get a permit once home. That said the permit is very specific to what you are tipping and only valid for 3 months >:(
Cheers
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It is very strange that within a few miles of where Richard lives another Authority has a different attitude to who can and cannot use a tip. come to Chorley Richard you willnot have a problem.
Peter
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Each tip has different rules that the powers that be change on a random basis.
I took 15 bags of soil and rubble to my local one only to be told that there was a maximum of 6 bags per week per vehicle. I have previously taken 15-18 bags with no question ??? ???
Malcolm
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It is very strange that within a few miles of where Richard lives another Authority has a different attitude to who can and cannot use a tip. come to Chorley Richard you willnot have a problem.
Peter
Its true what Peter states. I once took over 50sacks of soil and rubble over the course of an afternoon to the tip here in Chorley had no problem, and also rescued a few interesting items.
However Peter if Richard comes and fills our skips what are me and thee going to fill ;)
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Hitched up the trailer, and headed off to somewhere near Stone, to collect a horse drawn plough! Bought it on ebay, I hve wanted one for years, to plant in the front garden!
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Failed MOT, STOP lights not working (an electrical problem in a series?? is extrange)
Excessive play in a tie rod, one rear cylinder brake totally stuck.
Spare cylinder save the day, all fixed, let's try again tomorow!
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I drove Grover, at least the chassis, early this evening; first time in years, more than I'm willing to admit to.
It was sheer bliss...
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Started machining a transfer gearbox case on my milling machine, over to the lathe next to make the bush to bring it back to the right size.
Craig.
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A very pleasant drive back to the local fabricator's who did PGV's chassis and bulkhead five years ago to meet Alec Gunner (agg221) who needed some measurements from mine for the bulkhead that it being fabricated for his own 1960 Series II resto.
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Moved a load of animal feed across the fields, warmed the engine up nicely so started an oil change........still crying! >:(
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Successfully managed to re-register on this new forum! Haven't been around for a while. More importantly I bleed the brakes (again!) put some insurance on her and dragged her out of the garage and drove her! It put a smile back on my face. Unfortunately she now has to reside outside.
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A very pleasant drive back to the local fabricator's who did PGV's chassis and bulkhead five years ago to meet Alec Gunner (agg221) who needed some measurements from mine for the bulkhead that it being fabricated for his own 1960 Series II resto.
A drive over to the local fabricator's to meet Richard and figure out where all the holes should actually be on my bulkhead by reference to PGV's very original one. Also took lots of pictures to establish what colour various bits should be and got to see how my bulkhead is coming along.
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Broke a rear half shaft this afternoon >:( Just pulling away from a junction on a slight incline when it went bang and lost drive. Of course the freewheel hubs were disengaged at the time so no handbrake. Had to roll back down the hill to the flat so I could get out and lock the hubs. Only had 5 miles to go back home with yellow lever down so hopefully not too much carnage in the diff. Second time in 6 years that one has snapped. Don't know which one yet as stripping it down is a next week job.
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Went for a quick bit of camping with my wife :first
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And picked some sloes (I think they are sloes) for the first time after reading Alan's posts about them for the last 15 years!
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went to the very last Selkirk rally, I have been personally attending for a quarter of a century, a great shame ! oh and Lady Jane got a third place
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And picked some sloes (I think they are sloes) for the first time after reading Alan's posts about them for the last 15 years!
You're not supposed to pick all the leaves off as well :neener
If you're not sure whether they are sloes, bite in to one. You will soon know...
Alec
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Sorry, wrong tree!
They look like sloes and the bush looked like a sloe bush but my wife said they tasted sweet. I thought they were bitter?
:tiphat
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went to the very last Selkirk rally, I have been personally attending for a quarter of a century, a great shame ! oh and Lady Jane got a third place
Why is it the last one ?
Calum
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Sorry, wrong tree!
They look like sloes and the bush looked like a sloe bush but my wife said they tasted sweet. I thought they were bitter?
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Sweet, I'd say they're damsons..
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Oh well, Damson gin it is then!
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Oh well, Damson gin it is then!
Just as good.
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Damsons you're better off stewing them, letting them cool, then eating with cream...that's what we always did.
Gran used to make very nice damson jam too!
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Spray Painted a LWB roof, longer arms needed :-X :-X
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Oil change finished and turned it over. Now just going to wait for any leaks
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I have sworn at it for the early part of the morning and cursed it since.
I have tried to show it love and that i care, but this thing hates me.
In the last 2 weeks replaced all the fuel system from filler to carb after the tank finally gave way. Might as well change the lot while in there.
Then the radiator got a pin hole in the top, the day the fuel system was completed, so replaced all the cooling system, rads, hose, pump, thermostat the lot as might as well whilst in there.
Took it out for a decent run in the sunshine, once the cooling system was repaired and the charge light came on !!!
As electrical things are something i avoid as I just cant get my head around it, have just ordered a reproduction RB106 which should arrive tomorrow and fingers crossed thats it, or replacement dynamo (still pos earth) to follow
hopefully running out of things to break now
Anyone want a radiator with good core but requires pin hole repair to header feel free to collect Cheshire
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Sorry, wrong tree!
They look like sloes and the bush looked like a sloe bush but my wife said they tasted sweet. I thought they were bitter?
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Could be damsons as mentioned, whereabouts did you go camping - it provides a good clue as to the likely Prunus species.
Alec
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We were at the White Horse at Uffington on the Oxfordshire Wiltshire border.
I was going to call it Sloe Horse Gin. :-X
Here’s a pic. They’ve got stones in them.
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Oops, it’s upside down?!
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Iv'e been away for 3 weeks. Got home, and needed to go to shops. 2a started first turn of the key. :RHD
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We were at the White Horse at Uffington on the Oxfordshire Wiltshire border.
I was going to call it Sloe Horse Gin. :-X
Here’s a pic. They’ve got stones in them.
(https://i.postimg.cc/L5bt9Pcb/8-DCA9-BF9-6259-494-D-82-EE-A6-F192878-DE9.jpg)
Oops, it’s upside down?!
I'd say definitely damsons..!
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We were at the White Horse at Uffington on the Oxfordshire Wiltshire border.
I don't think they are damsons but they are something interesting.
Most damsons are a bit larger and slightly elongated. The only one which is spherical like that, and would be ready about now, is Merryweather but that is a much larger hybrid fruit. Damsons are also not what you would call sweet - it's the equivalent of biting in to a Bramley where there is a tartness and intensity of flavour which needs cooking to bring out.
They look (size and shape) like sloes but you would know one if you bit one - they are so astringent that they make your tongue curl up. They also resemble some of the bullace varieties but it is much too early for them to be anything like edible. We have Shepherd's bullace and that won't really be ready until late November.
I can't find any reference to local wild plum or damson varieties specifically in that area but if you could eat it raw then it must be one of some sort. It would be interesting to hear more on what it tastes like as that would narrow it down a bit as to whether it is a damson or some other form of plum hybrid. Also, was there a thicket of them or was it growing as an individual tree - helps establish whether it is hybrid with Prunus cerasifera.
As you may have gathered, I grow a lot of fruit :-)
Alec
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Hi Alec,
They were growing in a hedgerow. There were quite a lot of them scattered among other hedgerow plants along that stretch of road.
They taste like a plum and are sweet. Very edible raw although not a lot of fruit due to the stone in the middle.
Thanks for the help!
:cheers
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....sweet, very edible, you say. Then they’re like no sloe I’ve ever encountered. Not so much sharp, or bitter, as the driest most mouth-shrivelling taste imaginable.
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....sweet, very edible, you say. Then they’re like no sloe I’ve ever encountered. Not so much sharp, or bitter, as the driest most mouth-shrivelling taste imaginable.
Agreed. The closest experience you can get to eating a sloe is probably chewing a dry teabag!
Growing along a hedgerow suggests it suckers, which means it is probably not a Prunus cerasifera hybrid. I would guess it is a specific form of Prunus domestica but which one if it is even named is unclear. If it is sweet it may not have enough intensity to add a strong flavour to spirits, although being small there should be enough pigment from the skin to add a good colour. One way to deal with large numbers of stones - if you stew up plums with a bit of water in the bottom of the pan then you can get the stones to float to the surface and skim them off - works well for jam or chutney etc, including with damsons.
Sorry, this was the 'what have you done with your plums today' thread wasn't it?
Alec
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Loads of damsons in the hedgerows near where i work, probably left over from when they were cultivated many years ago, the ones i know look exactly like the pics above, including the insides! They are sweet to eat raw off the tree right at the end of the season, we used to pick them and eat em when taking the horses out for rides!
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Good morning
These are Bullace - a small round plum. My neighbour had one in their garden and its great for making jam or Bullace vodka/gin.
Tim
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Interesting, never heard of bullace before, maybe I've been calling bullaces damsons all these years !
Do they also go dark red when stewed ? The ones we used to find did...
I guess they're all plum family at the end of the day..
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Interesting, never heard of bullace before, maybe I've been calling bullaces damsons all these years !
Do they also go dark red when stewed ? The ones we used to find did...
I guess they're all plum family at the end of the day..
Bullace, damson, common plum, sloe and mirabelle are all types of small plum (Prunus genus, along with cherries, peaches etc). There are several species in there - spinosa, cerasifera etc. and a lot of hybridisation between them which creates a lot of intermediate characteristics, usually classified as domestica. There are however some general groupings of physical characteristics which pretty much describe the 'type' of each in general convention, although what they are known as locally/colloquially is a lot more variable.
Mirabelles (P.cerasifera) grow on bigger trees which don't sucker. They can be red, yellow or purple, ripen in July and are sweet enough to eat raw.
The damson and wild plum types (domestica) ripen next, through August and September. Wild plums are sweet enough to eat raw, just small, and may be anything from green to yellow to purple, whereas damsons are a distinct group and have a much stronger, more intense flavour (although Merryweather is marginal for being classed as a damson as it is sweeter and less intense). This means they are usually cooked. It is the intensity of flavour in damsons which means they work well in flavouring spirits and has them classified as a distinct group - subspecies institia. Most damsons are elongated rather than spherical (again, Merryweather is an exception).
Sloes are next (P.spinosa) in September/October. They are distinguished by smaller trees with much more spines and exceedingly astringent fruit making them inedible raw. The tannins are broken down by alcohol, hence sloe gin is not astringent and neither is the flesh afterwards.
Bullace are the last to ripen - October to December. These are also varied in colour from pale green (known as white) to yellow and purple and spherical shaped. There are some distinct named varieties. Bullace are like a hybrid between sloes and damsons - small and very acid until they are properly ripe (Shepherd's may not actually ripen enough to eat before it is destroyed by frost).
However, the above groupings are pretty fluid as they are all constantly hybridising anyway!
Alec
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Thank you for all the soft fruit advice, I've learned a lot! :first
Would they be any good for making gin or should I go find sloes.
Ps, sorry for filling up this thread mods! Feel free to move us to Alan's sloe thread.
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Old girl went for a mot, straight through no problems really pleased with that as couple of months ago she was waiting in pieces on the drive for a new chassis.
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Broke a rear half shaft this afternoon >:( Just pulling away from a junction on a slight incline when it went bang and lost drive. Of course the freewheel hubs were disengaged at the time so no handbrake. Had to roll back down the hill to the flat so I could get out and lock the hubs. Only had 5 miles to go back home with yellow lever down so hopefully not too much carnage in the diff. Second time in 6 years that one has snapped. Don't know which one yet as stripping it down is a next week job.
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Now just got to knock the rest of it out of the diff >:(
It was the short one that broke last time. This time it's the long one.
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The rest came out with a bit of a fight
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In preparation for a fall trip, yesterday I ran the petrol night heater as recommended to get the "stink" out of the combustion chamber. A courtesy to other campers. The thermostat turned it off after a while because it was a warm day and the interior had heated up nicely.
I forgot to turn it off, though, leaving it on "thermostat" overnight in the garage, and it was a cold night.
I happened to pass by the garage this morning and heard a clicking, like a fuel pump ... ?
The heater was running, the garage was toasty warm and very stinky indeed!
I'm glad none of the cats were locked in there overnight!
Jeremy
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Just cleaned the Dist and ordered all new parts. Now clean the plugs. Running very rich so need to look at rebuilding the carb.
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I was using some
scrap useful bits that I saved from my SII's original 2l Diesel engine (which died a very terminal death in 1975) and another 2l Diesel engine that was given to me at the time, to de rust the inside of a rotovator petrol tank, when I noticed a difference. There are two types of injector clamp bars. One has rounded ends, the other has squared ends. Does anyone know which are the earlier?
:rivet
David.
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Walked past it and thought, as it's not been used for months maybe time to move it on...
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New sump gasket and oil change, fingers crossed the leak is gasket and not rear crank seal.
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Having adjusted and bled the brakes, I took Luna for another test run. She drove great, with much improvement on the new brake hardware. My temp gauge rose to normal (close to the red at the top), but fuel was showing empty. It might be I need to put a few more litres in the tank to have it register.
My speedo has stopped working, but I think this was me pulling the dash apart and back again a few times. My next task to investigate, while I will also be fitting the other side (drivers) bench rear seat.
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Put Grover's tub on yesterday and added the rear lights today.
Someone has FINALLY moved into my area that actually owns, AND drives a Series Rover!! It's a '63 2a 88 like mine, but mine's a Station Wagon. Got to spend several hours getting to mess with it today. It's name is "the Hippo" and has a solid brass hippo as a bonnet ornament!!
Get this...it's owned by a female and she wants to learn to work on it and maintain it. Her husband (passed away a couple years ago) bought it in 2000. She wants to keep it going, and use it, as a way to honor him.
It stinks, it filthy and looks like it's been to hell and back - in other words - it's perfect!!
It still has it's original Solex and it's the kind with the heating element and different style of cold start switch. I'm not 100% sure, but it sure looks like it has an original alternator!!
She reminds me of myself when I first got Grover - clueless... :-X :-X :-X
I was able to show her several things she had no clue about, such as the wading plug hole.
Also, as some of you know, Grover has the short barrel locks and no keys. I've had a handful of people send me various keys to try, non fit. Believe it or not she has the same style of lock and one key AND IT FITS MINE!! Now I have a key code so I can get blanks!!!
Yesterday and today have been very good Rover days.
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Change starter!
kind regards
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Fitted new battery then collected some produce from the allotment.
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Collected the kayak
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Took the clutch out of my recently rebuilt 2A. I had reused what appeared to be a nearly new nine inch coil spring clutch in the rebuild. the centre plate had very little wear and the cover plate looked nearly new. This proved to be a big mistake as I couldn't get the clutch to clear cleanly; it seemed to drag going into gear and when changing gear.
Ordered a new nine and a half inch diaphragm unit and centre plate having confirmed that I have the flywheel with holes for both types of dowel set ups, two for the coil spring unit and three for the dialhragm type.
I had been dreading doing the job, but because it's only been built for a few months everything came apart and the box was away from the engine in three hours suspended on an engine crane through the left hand door. Fingers crossed it goes back together as smoothly.
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[quote author=34058 link=topic=410.msg7098#msg7098 date=1568974873 One has rounded ends, the other has squared ends. Does anyone know which are the earlier?
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David.
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I have looked at mine and all of them have rounded ends. I have seen the square ones though.
Martin
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I'm not 100% sure, but it sure looks like it has an original alternator!!
I'm intrigued- what would an original 1963 alternator be? Over here was all dynamo then.
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I put a roof on MUFF! First time since March, other than to keep kit in place when travelling to/ from shows. Only did it because I needed to move stuff around where the roof was stored.
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I'm intrigued- what would an original 1963 alternator be? Over here was all dynamo then.
Not sure what to tell you. Lucas was making alternators in the early '60s and there are wiring diagrams for them in the wiring diagram section.
I have no clue if this is one or not, I'm going by how the backend of it looks. When I was first looking at switching from a dynamo to an alternator I was told you could tell the early alternators by the backend, they are supposedly different from the dynamos. This one's backend is different than mine and both are from 1963. Perhaps it's a different type of dynamo? Perhaps a C40 dynamo? Did the use different types of dynamos or were the standard across the board?
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Thank you for all the soft fruit advice, I've learned a lot! :first
Would they be any good for making gin or should I go find sloes.
Ps, sorry for filling up this thread mods! Feel free to move us to Alan's sloe thread.
Sloe news day...
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I can tie in the fruit theme and what did you do today.. been picking pears from a local tree, using the LR to stand on to reach 'em.. ;)
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First proper run out in it taking the dogs for a walk :RHD
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Not exactly done any thing but picked up a new old stock front bumper £19 ebay win.
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That’s a bargain! :cheers
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Went for a little drive around town and collected a secondhand leafblower along the way.
This will be used to (hopefully) start the DIY jetengine that I build from a turbo over the summer.
The major parts were sourced from land rovers, 200tdi turbo, range rover classic powersteering pump and spare electronics parts and coil for the ignition :first
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Davy,,
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Wear a crash helmet :agh
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Led a group of Land Rovers from the North West across the pennines to The Oil Can Cafe
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Not sure what to tell you. Lucas was making alternators in the early '60s and there are wiring diagrams for them in the wiring diagram section.
I have no clue if this is one or not, I'm going by how the backend of it looks. When I was first looking at switching from a dynamo to an alternator I was told you could tell the early alternators by the backend, they are supposedly different from the dynamos. This one's backend is different than mine and both are from 1963. Perhaps it's a different type of dynamo? Perhaps a C40 dynamo? Did the use different types of dynamos or were the standard across the board?
Only alternator infos in my "Green Book" are for testing 4TR and 3AW units associated with 10AC and 11AC alternatiors but there's no associated wiring diagram. A 1963 car would probably have used the C40 dynamo over here. Dynamos are generally longer and thinner than alternators and have larger diameter drive pulleys- around 3" rather than about 2" for alternators whose rotors only carry light current field windings fed by slip rings rather than the heavy current armature windings connected to the commutator of a dynamo.
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Only alternator infos in my "Green Book" are for testing 4TR and 3AW units associated with 10AC and 11AC alternatiors but there's no associated wiring diagram. A 1963 car would probably have used the C40 dynamo over here. Dynamos are generally longer and thinner than alternators and have larger diameter drive pulleys- around 3" rather than about 2" for alternators whose rotors only carry light current field windings fed by slip rings rather than the heavy current armature windings connected to the commutator of a dynamo.
Look at wiring diagram #5 under the wiring diagrams within that section in 'Workshop Wisdom'.
In my GB there is an entire 5 page section on overhauling an alternator - Operation N1-27.
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Not quite today but last weekend a few of us were out exploring the fens. Rather dusty in places.
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I finished rewiring it I've gotten the parts together and it's going off to the mechanic to have the new engine put in
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One of the best rainbows I've ever seen, just now :-*
The Land Rover content is in the shed!
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Drove from Home to Aberystwyth to pick up my youngest's DH bike. On way back spotted a mixed convoy of series 2, 2a 3 and a lightweight, much waving was done and received. Then on way up our valley the bus had broken down so I offered the only passenger a lift to where he was staying. Pretty eventful few hrs tbh. :cheers
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One of the best rainbows I've ever seen, just now :-*
The Land Rover content is in the shed!
Rainbows don't need a reason, absolutely beautiful.
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Went for a little drive around town and collected a secondhand leafblower along the way.
This will be used to (hopefully) start the DIY jetengine that I build from a turbo over the summer.
The major parts were sourced from land rovers, 200tdi turbo, range rover classic powersteering pump and spare electronics parts and coil for the ignition :first
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Davy,,
Little update:
2nd attempt at starting the jet engine today was a great success :-* :noisey
A euphoric moment so pardon the shoddy camera work :-[
https://youtu.be/VXJyOIAsSF0
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Davy,,
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Oh man Davy, :-* beautiful, I alway wanted to build one.
You ARE a little to fa away. Would love to see it running.
Drawings?? :essen
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Nervous 30 mins awaiting MOT verdict. Passed with no advisories...happy camper :RHD
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Packed up camp and headed the 150 hilly miles home.
Speedo stopped working at some point. :thud
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Fitted a good battery, made a list of all the bits we ned and repairs that need doing, well at least the chassis is good